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The First Sunday of Advent
November 29, 2020
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The 10:30 Service will be recorded from the St. Mark's Sanctuary
and is available to you through our Facebook page and YouTube Channel. Peace, blessings and thanks for joining us.
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A Bright Hope
Advent Booklet for 2020
link below to follow along this Advent Season for the daily devotionals written by members of St. Mark's, Cathedral of St. Andrews and Bethlehem Lutheran.
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Weekly Opportunities for Prayer and Worship
Sunday 10:30 a.m. - Sunday Morning Prayer and Holy Eucharist
via Facebook Live and YouTube
Monday 8:00 p.m. - Compline on Facebook Live (Doug Karsen)
Tuesday 8:00 p.m. - Compline on Facebook Live (Ethan McDonald)
Wednesday 12:00 p.m. - Mid-Week noon day prayer and Eucharist
via Facebook Live
Thursday 8:00 p.m. - Compline on Facebook Live (Bea Rocco)
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Stewardship Season
Please join us in pledging for 2021. Pledge cards are available online (See link below), or contact the Parish office, if you'd like one mailed.
The goal for 2021 is $470,000 toward the budget for next year. As of Wednesday, November 25, we have received 95 pledges for a total of
$ 332,894.
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Complete your 2021 Stewardship Pledge online! |
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For the next few weeks, we’re collecting Gift Cards for CASA kids!
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Kent County is a local non-profit that trains volunteers to advocate for children in foster care due to abuse or neglect. This year, they won't be able to have a party for the 100+ children they are working with, but instead are sending gift cards to the children and their foster families. If you would like to help make Christmas special for children in foster care please consider donating a gift card in $10, $15, $20, or $25 increments from a place that is easily accessible to people no matter where they live: Meijer, Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc. Cards can be sent to or dropped off at church. If you would like to make a monetary donation instead, please send or drop off a check made payable to St. Mark's with "CASA gift cards" in the memo line, and Pam will take care of the rest! Deadline for donations toward this project is December 10.
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Waiting, Hoping, and Longing: Experiencing Advent
Together in 2020
Wednesdays in Advent at St. Mark’s
December, 2, 9, and 16
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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Journeying The Way of Love in Advent Small Group Discussion
The Way of Love, provided to us by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, is an Episcopal "rule of lIfe" to help guide us on our path into living more like Jesus and becoming Beloved Community.
For the season of Advent, Journeying The Way of Love offers four sessions to be explored as we await the coming of Christ by moving through the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke. Luke’s gospel provides a pattern for understanding how we can live The Way of Love as individuals, as families and friends, as a community, and out in the world. Jeff Brown will lead this intergenerational offering via Zoom from 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday afternoons on November 29, December 6, 13, and 20. Please reach out to Jeff with any questions: jeffatgrey@gmail.com
When it's time to gather, you can join in via this link:
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81435071186?pwd%3DV1VlRzV1VXREb3JNVkVWTCtNcFpMQT09&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3N7w4rBH6ghHlDX5ONQyNY
Director of Youth Ministries
St. Mark’s and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Churches-Grand Rapids, MI
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Volunteers needed for Feeding America Food Truck
Dec 12th 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
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Thank you so much for your Donations
Thank you to all who donated winter clothing or gave monetary gifts to purchase winter clothing for our many neighbors in need during our fall ingathering......
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Revisions to the By Laws
As has been presented several times this fall, please see the proposed revisions to a section of the ByLaws. The Vestry will vote for formal adoption at the next Vestry Meeting. To complete the process according to the Canons of the Church, the amendment will be presented as adopted by the Vestry and included in the materials at the Parish's Annual Meeting to be held on Sunday, January 31.
Peace and thanks,
Christian+
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Dismantling Racism Ministry:
The “Did You Know- It Happens Here” Blog
Link below for the weekly Dismantling Racism Ministry blog from St. Mark’s parishioners about experiences and facts that shaped their own understanding of race and racism. If you have a relevant experience or insights to share, please send a paragraph or two to Anne Hiskes at alhiskes@gmail.com.
This weeks Blog..I belong to a committee whose members are five professional, middle-class women who live in Grand Rapids – four White and one Black. In June, after several months of not meeting due to COVID, we checked-in to see how each of us was doing. I was shocked and saddened by what I heard….
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Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the LORD's people.
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Suspending In Person Worship
Due to rising numbers of Covid cases the church office is closed and in person Services have been suspended. For details please link through the blue box below.
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A message from your Endowment Board |
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More Ways to Give to St. Mark's
Black Friday, Cyber Monday & Christmas are right around the corner! Why not shop and donate to St. Mark's at the same time!
Amazon Smile is when customers shop on AmazonSmile (link to smile amazon) AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.
Please earmark St. Mark's as your charitable organization. We can be found under the organization name of: St Marks Episcopal Church - Grand Rapids, MI.
As the saying goes " A little money goes along way!"
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Thank you for your continued support of St. Mark's!
Please see the ways to give to St. Mark's in the link below.
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church
134 N. Division Avenue
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616-456-1684
https://.www.stmarksgr.org
https://www.facebook.com/stmarksgr/
meganth@stmarksgr.org
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